Job Title: Enrolled Midwife
Organisation: Action Africa Help International
Reports to: Clinical Officer
Duty Station: Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Duty Station: Kyangwali Refugee Settlement, Uganda
Job Summary: To provide midwifery services that include family planning, MCH and health education to support and encourage a healthy living culture within the target population.
Key Duties & Responsibilities:
· Provide ante-natal and post natal services to mothers.
· Provide comprehensive MCH services to mothers during and after pregnancy identifying high risk cases and providing corrective actions/advice.
· Manage and supervise performance of the direct reports
· Coach, capacity build and provide mentorship to the direct reports
· In charge of the midwifery services at the health facility that include assisting deliveries, cleaning new born and their mothers, tagging new born, etc.
· Ensure new born babies are immunized on time following proper prepared schedules
· Ensure new born babies are properly labelled, cleaned and kept warm
· Provide counselling to new mothers to allay any fears and anxiety, ensure proper breastfeeding, and observe hygiene and health education on prevention of infections.
· Participate in PHC activities that include health education, MCH activities and nutrition programmes.
· Register and prepare birth notifications for all births, monitor and report on the general health condition of the mother and the new born.
· Maintain personal contact with patients, take note of their complaints, carry out corrective measure and escalate for further action if necessary.
· Carry out family planning, PMTCT and HCT services.
· Carry out health education and ensure continuous improvement in midwifery service provision
· Compile reproductive/child health data and submit reports to the supervisor for monitoring and setting shared targets for planning.
· Prepare and submit progress reports covering the areas of operation.
· Manage patients with confidentiality and adherence to the professional code of conduct.
· Perform any other duties as assigned by the supervisor
Qualifications, Skills & Experience:
· A certificate in Midwifery studies(3yrs)
· A certificate of enrolment from the national nursing body
· At least 2 years’ experience in similar or higher position.
· Excellent inter-personal and communication skills
· A good command of both written and spoken English
· Patient, understanding and of a pleasant character
· Computer literate with ability to use Microsoft Office
· People Management skills
· Able to capacity build and develop others
· Ability to mobilize different audiences
· Commitment to the organizational values
How to apply:
Interested persons who meet the above criteria should submit their applications (together with an updated (CV) with at least three suitable referees with their telephone contact to:
Human Resource Officer,
Action Africa Help Uganda;
Plot 72 Ntinda Road, P O Box 10501,
Kampala, Uganda.
Action Africa Help Uganda;
Plot 72 Ntinda Road, P O Box 10501,
Kampala, Uganda.
Deadline: 14/02/2013.
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